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Julie Jargon / Wall Street Journal : Roblox is working on content ratings for games and on ways to make parental controls easier to find and use, to address sexual content issues on its platform   —  Sexual role-play and ‘dating’ are common on the children's gaming platform; parental controls help make it a safer space

A Chicago-based prosecutor was placed on paid leave Friday for failing to mention in a statement that Adam Toledo, 13, had dropped the handgun he was holding before he was shot by a Chicago police officer, the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office announced.

Fiona Kelliher / Mercury News : Charles “Chuck” Geschke, who co-founded Adobe in 1982 with John Warnock and helped develop PDF technology, died on Friday at 81   —  Survived kidnapping at gunpoint  —  Charles “Chuck” Geschke, co-founder of the iconic Silicon Valley company Adobe Inc. and prominent cheerleader of downtown San Jose, died Friday at age 81.

Harlem rapper Black Rob, born Robert Ross and the Bad Boy artist best known for his 2000 hit “Woah,” has died at the age of 51.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., slammed Democrats on "Justice with Judge Jeanine" for their attempt to pack the Supreme Court, calling it a "dramatic, bold move," and saying he would "destroy the Supreme Court as we know it." 

Will Goodbody / RTÉ : Newly filed Google Ireland Holdings accounts show $75B+ in profits moved through the subsidiary in 2019, the last year Google used the “double Irish” tax scheme   —  Newly filed accounts show that over $75bn in profits moved through a subsidiary of Google that was incorporated in Ireland in 2019 …

Los Angeles sheriff Alex Villanueva said he has spoken to District Attorney Eric Gascon once since he assumed office in December, and said it was a “big problem” that rioters might believe they will face no “prosecutorial consequence."

Raphael Satter / Reuters : US investigators probing a breach at Codecov, a software auditing company, that affected some of its 29K customers; the breach was in Jan. but detected in April   —  U.S. federal investigators are probing an intrusion at San Francisco-based software auditing company Codecov that affected …

Nikkei Asia : Sources: at least four types of equipment vital to chip production are in short supply and lead times for wire bonding machines have grown to 10-12 months   —  Longer delivery times mean slower ramp-up of production capacity  —  TAIPEI/TOKYO — Trying to solve the global chip crunch?

"Real Time" host Bill Maher took aim at Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., for her "no more policing" stance amid the unrest from police-involved shootings. 

Abner Li / 9to5Google : Google is moving FeedBurner to a “more stable, modern infrastructure” later this year, but is shutting down email subscriptions and other non-core features   —  FeedBurner was founded in 2004 and acquired by Google three years later to manage web feeds.

Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh and Queen Elizabeth II's husband of 73 years, will be laid to rest at a royal funeral at St. George's Chapel in Windsor Castle on Saturday.

"Real Time" host Bill Maher and TV personality Sharon Osbourne blast cancel culture following her controversial exit from the CBS daytime talk show "The Talk."

The Minneapolis City Council in a near-unanimous vote Friday approved a resolution calling on law enforcement to stop using tear gas, rubber bullets and other nonlethal munitions during protests, according to reports.

Natasha Mascarenhas / TechCrunch : Outschool, a marketplace for online after-school classes, raises $75M Series C led by Coatue and Tiger Global at a $1.3B valuation, up from $320M in Sep. 2020   —  The after-school class marketplace brings on Coatue and Tiger Global as investors  —  Outschool, a marketplace providing small-group …

Sharon Osbourne appeared on "Real Time with Bill Maher" on Friday night and addressed her controversial departure from the CBS daytime talk show "The Talk." 

Alex Konrad / Forbes : Interview with Initialized Capital's Garry Tan on the firm's seed investment in Coinbase, Ohanian's departure, building a presence on social media, and more   —  Covering venture capital, software and startups  —  In March 2012, Garry Tan received an email from the founder of a new startup called Bitbank, Brian Armstrong.

In a January 2020, then-candidate Joe Biden was asked if he, like his Democratic primary opponents, supported any of expanding the Supreme Court, abolishing the filibuster, abolishing the Electoral College or setting term limits for Supreme Court justices.

The White House revealed this week it did not have sufficient evidence to support a report repeatedly mentioned by some Democrats, like Sen. Tammy Duckworth, alleging that Russian agents were offering bounties to the Taliban to attack U.S troops in Afghanistan

Queen Elizabeth II was just 13 years old when she met the then-18-year-old Prince Philip in 1939. After a years-long courtship, the couple married in 1947 and the rest is history.

Queen Elizabeth II will be seated alone as she bereaves the death of her husband of 73 years, Prince Philip, at his funeral on Saturday. The Duke of Edinburgh will be laid to rest at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle. He was 99 when he died on April 9.

On Friday, the retired NASCAR driver took to Instagram to share several photos from a beach outing, one of which features Carter Comstock, who is the co-founder of meal-prep business Freshly.

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, says he’s not wearing a mask at the Capitol any more now that he’s vaccinated against Covid-19. 

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said that the Republican party is not the party of “nativist dog whistles," in an apparent rebuke of the leaked platform of a new caucus reportedly being formed by several Republicans. 

Ian Hamilton / UploadVR : Andrew Bosworth says Facebook will not release an Oculus Quest Pro in 2021 and expects the Quest 2 to be in the market “for a long while”   —  Facebook won't release an Oculus Quest Pro in 2021 and Quest 2 is expected to be in market and selling to buyers “for a long while,” …

Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh and husband of Queen Elizabeth for 73 years, died on April 9 at the age of 99.

“Sex and the City” star John Corbett revealed that he will reprise his role of Carrie Bradshaw’s ex-fiancé, Aidan Shaw, in the hotly anticipated show reboot on HBO Max.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said in a daily briefing Friday that “too often” law enforcement uses “unnecessary force” that results in the death of “Black and brown Americans.” 

Montana’s judicial branch is at the center of a debate over the constitutionality of a new law that gives the governor more options to fill midterm vacancies on the state bench.

Annie Palmer / CNBC : Sources detail Amazon's tactics during the Alabama union campaign, including “captive audience meetings”, as workers explain why the union was unconvincing   —  - Last week, workers at one of Amazon's Alabama warehouses overwhelmingly voted against joining the Retail …

Jem Aswad / Variety : Looking at payment per stream metrics for music streaming services can be misleading when considering artist pay, as many factors determine streaming royalties   —  Early Friday, Apple Music sent a carefully worded letter to artists, music labels and publishers that briefly explained …

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott wants the Biden administration to declare Mexico’s drug cartels to be terrorist organizations.

Production of "The Rookie" cop drama was interrupted by gunfire near its filming location on Thursday in Los Angeles. The popular series stars Nathan Fillion and is currently filming its third season.

The top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee is seeking a Capitol Hill hearing on the crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border – and wants a key Biden administration official to testify.

Mary Carey announced this week she's running for California governor, as the former adult actress joins a crowded field of candidates looking to replace Newsom, a Democrat, in the event the recall effort triggers a special election this year, according to reports this week. 

The migrant crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border is one that "is not going to be fixed overnight," according to Vice President Kamala Harris, who last month was appointed by President Biden to manage the U.S. response to the crisis.

Mars W. Mosqueda Jr / DealStreetAsia : Netstars, a payments aggregator and fintech company, raises $60.6M led by KKR; Netstars' StarPay is used by 280K+ merchants in Japan   —  Netstars Co Ltd, the operator of Japan's largest QR code payment gateway, has raised 6.6 billion yen ($60.6 million) in its latest funding round led …

The migrant crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border is one that "is not going to be fixed overnight," according to Vice President Kamala Harris, who last month was appointed by President Biden to manage the U.S. response to the crisis.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot addressed the city on Thursday after its police review board released the video of the officer-involved fatal shooting of 13-year-old Adam Toledo and made an appeal for calm.